GHAZAL
\ɡˈe͡ɪzə͡l], \ɡˈeɪzəl], \ɡ_ˈeɪ_z_əl]\
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gaz'al, n. a form of Persian verse in which the first two lines rhyme, and for this rhyme a new one must be found in the second line of each succeeding couplet: a piece of music in which a simple theme is constantly recurring.--Also GAZ'EL, GHAZ'EL. [Pers. arghazel, a love-poem.]
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